Frequently Asked Questions

Your messages and questions are important to us, however as we receive a lot of them daily, we’re not able to answer everyone quickly. The purpose of this page is thus to provide information to understand how to deal with GOTH-3Designs. So if you have questions, take some time to read the answers below:

We receive a lot of questions daily, whereas by mail, Facebook PM or else. Unfortunately it is not humanely possible to answer all of them quickly. Also, while each of your questions are important to us, priority is given to design work as there is a lot to deliver. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience. Meanwhile, read this FAQ as your answer might already be there.

Now, please note that the best way of contact is a private messageon our Facebook page. Do not hesitate to send reminder PM if you don’t get an answer.

It definitely is. We have been using this material on install for years and it is definitely the recommend choice for DIYers or installers. It is durable and can perfectly stand dueling (if properly installed of course). 3D printed chassis will keep your electronic secured and make your saber internal look nice!

Be creative, this material can be easily trimmed, sanded, painted… allowing you to achieve an unique look with your chassis or crystal chamber.

Please note the GOTH-3Designs manages designs creation only, and Shapeways manages all production related topics. We thus don’t have access to your order and can’t do anything on it. Shapeways support will be your contact point or order related questions.

You will receive an email by Shapeways when you order, and you can also check the Order section under your Shapeways profile for details. An order can be canceled before it enters in production only.

If you forgot an item, no worries, you can purchase it in a new order and group the shipping with the previous one.

Same as above, if your chassis broke for no reason (the plastic is strong and flexible, so it doesn’t break unless you really crush it), it is likely the print was defective and went unnoticed by post production checks. Please contact Please enable JavaScript for a reprint.

Sometimes production mistakes happen, but Shapeways has a great customer support. I you have received a wrong model (or damaged one), please contact Please enable JavaScript. They will replace it and sent it to you.

In the Cx sections (specific/custom chassis), you’ll notice that most chassis are branded either Master, Knight, or Padawan chassis (while some other very specific chassis can get different names as don’t belong to any range, or the above mentioned chassis can also have more variations, like Knight Outcast, Rogue Master, ….).

Here is what it means:

Padawan: An entry level line of chassis, for budget builds and with a straightforward install approach (easy to build). These chassis have a basic and functional design, and are printed in plastic only. The perfect choice for beginners.

Knight: The mid-range chassis level. It is most often an assembly of various 3D printed plastic parts, with a detailed design and crystal chamber to make saber look great. They also come with instructions to walk you through the install procedure. The best choice for a great saber (and reveal) design, while still keeping the cost moderate.

Master: The top range chassis for DIYers. These chassis are an evolution of the knight including a crystal chamber detailed assembly of parts, that can be printed in metal (steel, bronze, brass). It will give your saber an amazing look and reveal, with Crystal Chamber parts that would not be achievable through classic machining processes. They are also relatively easy to assemble and instal by following the instructions posted on the website (link in the Shapeways items description). It is still possible to print the crystal chamber parts in plastic and paint them to keep the cost down. The best choice for a top off the line saber!

Grand Master: An exclusive and limited range of chassis. Not available to purchase, they can only be found in completed sabers made by GOTH-3Designs and partners like NerfworXlab. They are mostly full metal chassis with crystal chamber, featuring an awesome design to turn a lightsaber into a true masterpiece. These sabers will be only available through GOTH-3Designs eBay shop or partners.

Not currently, GOTH-3Designs has chosen Shapeways to handover the 3D printing production for its quality and great customer support. We thus focus on Designing awesome models, while the production is outsourced exclusively to Shapeways.

First, note that the models sold on Shapeways are made to be compatible with a particular printing technology (SLA – StereoLithoGraphy). Home printers use a different technology (FDM – Fused Deposition Modeling), and as such, the model available on Shapeways will give very poor results on home printer.

For this main reason, we do not sell the STL files off our design present on Shapeways.

G3D will eventually create an offer of STL files compatible with home printers (simple designs), but we have no ETA yet for such offer. Shapeways giving the best results for lightsaber chassis, we are privileging this option.

Yes, if it is a popular saber, a custom chassis will be eventually created, tested and released in the shop.

If the saber is no longer in production (previous runs), or if not sold as empty for DIYers, or just not a popular model, it is unlikely a custom chassis will be ever produced for it and the way to go is then to pick the corresponding chassis module elements instead to build you own chassis (in the Mx sections).

No, we are currently not open for any custom designs or commissions. The work To Do list is already full of projects for at least a couple off years, and I am unfortunately not able to do custom requests anymore.

We’re specialized in producing 3D designs, install instructions, … etc. So there is no saber in stock per se. However, it can happen from time to time that we sell unique sabers (on eBay mainly, but also IRA Forum or Facebook page). These saber are either #1 Proof of Concept for a particular chassis, that permits us to create the install instruction and demo, or misc saber built to fund another particular project.

Stay tuned to the Facebook page as everything is always announced there.

We don’t know. We don’t have every single saber existing on the market and cannot know their size. That is why Modular Chassis have been created for a wide range of sizes and available on the Shapeways shop.

The best way to proceed then is too measure the internal structure of your saber and browse the corresponding Mx chassis section in the shop. Ex: you have an ID of 1.25″ (MHS from TCSS), the corresponding chassis would be 1.24″ OD (minus 0.01″ of the ID always).

We do have specific chassis for particular sabers, but we just don’t have a specific/custom chassis for each saber out there (although the offer is constantly increasing).

Browse the various Cx sections off the shop (ex: C1 – Solo’s Hold, C2 – KR-Sabers, …). If you don’t find your saber model there, it has not been produced yet. You can measure said saber and find the corresponding chassis module in the Mx or G2 – All-In-One sections.

Note in the case of Vader’s Vault hilts: they are only sold already installed (complete sabers) and not for DIY, so we have no VV specific Chassis. However, some may look into upgrading these saber with a better chassis. Same as before, first step would be to measure the hilt (ID and length) and check the Mx or C2 section to find the modules that could fit.

Custom chassis from the Cx sections usually come in various parts, and with link to install instructions (list of item needed, install procedure, demo, …) posted on IRA Forum and this website Log Entries.

/!\ make sure to check the item descriptions on Shapeways (for the respective instructions link) before ordering.

We simply don’t know. There are a lot of project going on and creating the best chassis and install solutions takes a lot of time. It is thus quite difficult to give an ETA for a particular chassis release.

Stay tuned to the Facebook page, as all progress news, release, demo, …etc, are posted there regularly (and thanks for your patience and support always).